Finding the right Tutor
Since 2012, Manhattan Mandarin has helped more than 5,000 students increase their Mandarin grades.
For non-native speakers, A Level Mandarin Chinese can be quite daunting. Have no fear!
Our highly selective team of native and non-native speaking A Level Mandarin Chinese tutors works together
to ensure your child is fully prepared with confidence come test-day.
We organize a free trial lesson to pair your child with the perfect teacher from our team.
Please email Harry@ManhattanMandarin.com to get started, or directly book a free trial lesson:
What we Provide
After the trial lesson, we identify which aspects of the four-component A Level Mandarin test (writing, reading, listening, speaking) require the most improvement, and put together the best short or long-term curriculum for test preparation.
Once your A Level Mandarin tutoring sessions are underway, we happily remain available for round the clock support to make sure your child is benefiting as much as possible from his or her lessons.
Manhattan Mandarin provides all A Level Mandarin textbook, workbook, and supplementary material needed.
Our A Level Mandarin Tutoring Team
Katarina Cao
Mandarin Tutor
Katarina is an IB/IGCSE/A Level/AP Mandarin Chinese Tutor based in Scotland. She is a native speaker born and grew up in Beijing. She graduated from Peking University with a Bachelor degree in English Language and Literature. She got her Mphil degree in Chinese Literature from the University of Hong Kong. Katarina used to work for an international school in Hong Kong and has been teaching IB/IGCSE Mandarin Chinese for more than 10 years . She used a variety of teaching methods in the classroom, such as grammar-translation, the communicative approach and task-based learning. She also worked as a full-time home school teacher for 3 years in the Peak residential district in Hong Kong. Katarina has a profound understanding of different curriculums, including Cambridge IGCSE, Pearson Edexcel, IB and AP. Her students have been from Eton College (Windsor), English Schools Foundations (ESF), The Independent Schools Foundation (ISF) Chinese International (CIS) , German Swiss International, Victorian Shanghai Academy, St.Paul's Co-educational College, Diocesan Girls' School, and the Diocesan Boys’ School.
Teaches In: Remote
Harry Keyte is a professional Mandarin Chinese tutor based in London with over 10,000 hours of experience providing Mandarin Chinese lessons. Harry founded Manhattan Mandarin UK in 2022 after seven great years of teaching Mandarin in NYC. He has run the after school Mandarin programs and taught at St. Bernard's, Buckley, Chapin, Spence, and Allen-Stevenson. He grew up in New York City, where he attended St. Bernard’s and Trinity School. Since completing two intensive CET Mandarin language programs in Shanghai and Beijing, Harry has greatly enjoyed helping non-heritage and heritage Mandarin students of all ages and levels master a language that he too once was daunted by! Harry is greatly suited for helping beginner and non-native speakers tackle their early Mandarin challenges while making lessons fun.
Harry is available for in-person, in-office, and remote private Mandarin lessons in London, GCSE Chinese tutoring, as well as general Mandarin lessons for students of all ages and levels. Harry teaches the HSK 1 and HSK 2 Adult Beginner Mandarin Chinese Classes in Marylebone. He is also highly experienced in providing in-office beginner Mandarin lessons for businesswomen and men.
Teaches In: London / Remote
Jenny
Mandarin Tutor
Jenny is a UK-qualified Mandarin teacher with a first-class degree in Chinese Language and Literature and a PGCE in Mandarin from UCL. She has over a decade of classroom experience, having taught Mandarin in both grammar and private schools across the UK. Jenny is highly familiar with the GCSE (AQA and iGCSE), A-Level, and IB Mandarin curricula, and her students consistently achieve outstanding results—including a 90% A* rate in 2022 and 100% grade 9s in 2023.
In addition to her school teaching, Jenny also delivers HSK courses to adult learners. Most of her students reach HSK2 within a year with weekly lessons, and some progress to HSK3 through intensive training. She creates her own tailored resources, designed to strengthen exam skills while also building practical communication abilities.
Known for her enthusiastic, passionate, and lively teaching style, Jenny creates fun, learner-centred lessons adapted to each student’s level and goals. She is confident using online tools such as Google Classroom, Jamboard, Quizlet, and Kahoot to ensure engaging and effective learning wherever her students are based.
Teaches In: London / Remote